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Show GIRLS AD DEPUTY SHERIFFS Younp; Women of Now York Town Aro Commissioned ns Pence Officers. White Plaics, N. Y. Two women deputy sheriffs, tho first evor npiKilnt-ed npiKilnt-ed in Westchester county, hnvo received re-ceived tholr badges from Sheriff James S. Merrltt. They nro Miss Jesslo Long, 1 of White Plains, and her friend, Miss Agnos Kennedy, of Pecksklll. Klierln Merrltt, since ho has been In ofllre, has received numerous applications applica-tions from women who wish to bo deputy sbcrllTs, but ho has refused I them all. The appointment of tho , Misses ling and Kennedy was inado, It was announced, bceauso thoy aro well-known charity workers, nnd In tho omploy ol the county ns agents to investigate homes whore It Is decided to put children. Shrin Merrltt joculnrly told tho young women that thoy might bo called out at any tlmo to stop prize tights and to nld htm In running down criminals. Tho thing that Is puzzling tho olllclals nt tho courthnuro Is where tho now doputles will carry their clubs and rovolvers. |